brandied cranberries
Delicious for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Even people who don't like cranberry sauce love this dish. Great with turkey, ham, roast pork, and beef. For a variation, I have used 1/3 cup of Frangelico instead of brandy and 1 tsp of orange extract instead of Cointreau because I was out of both. It is not as rich but still a very nice tart, sweet, orangy, mild mellow spiced cranberry sauce. Leaving the orange peels in when you put it on the table makes the dish look pretty, but don't eat the peels. You can remove the orange peels if you wish before serving.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These brandied cranberries will be a delicious addition to your holiday table. It's super easy to make and guaranteed to impress. As the cranberries bake in the oven, they burst to release their natural juices that mix with the sweet brandy. The brandy and orange liqueur is robust without being overpowering. Warm cinnamon adds another depth of flavor to the homemade cranberry sauce.
Ingredients
- 2 packages fresh cranberries
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp brandy, divided
- 1 large orange
- 1-2 teaspoon Grand Marnier or Cointreau
How To Make brandied cranberries
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Step 1Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Rinse the cranberries with water in a strainer. Drain the water off. -
Step 2Pour cranberries evenly into a 13" x 9" baking dish. Add 2 cups sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1/3 cup brandy to cranberries.
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Step 3Wash the orange. Then cut the orange peel into 1/8"-1/4" strips. Peel off the orange peel and add the peels to the cranberry mix. Then squeeze the juice out of the orange into the cranberry mix. Discard the orange pulp.
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Step 4Mix all together thoroughly.
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Step 5Cover the baking dish with foil. Bake the cranberry mixture in a 325 degree F oven for 1 hour. Berries will burst open and make more juice as they bake.
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Step 6Remove from oven and remove foil. Stir into the hot cranberry mixture the 1 Tbsp of brandy and 1 - 2 tsp of Grand Marnier or Cointreau.
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Step 7Let sit uncovered at room temperature for at least 1 hour. Juices will thicken. Transfer to a pretty glass serving dish.
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